NEWS AND NOTES.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 December 1923, Page 4

NEWS AND NOTES.

"In iny opinion,” said a member of the Motor Association at Inveroargill. "On country roads the man who keep's to the middle of the road when travelling at 10 to 1-3 miles an hour and gives you his dust is worse than ihe one who travels at (50 miles an 11-our.—-"h-outhimulI 1 -our.—-"h-outhimul Times.' 1 ■ It is estimated that 100 gallons ol water are necessary per head of population.” said a Alasiertrui Borough councillor. "Britain uses 20 to 30 gallons pier head, hut 1 have heard thal. thedo not go in for baths there,” he added amid laughter. Amreica, he continued, used 200 gallons per head."AA'airarapa Ago.” "Why we throw more into the jug bucket in Xew Zealand than the average man eats in many starved countries,” declared Air Oscar A humid, during his address 0, ihe Palmerston North Lunch 'Chib. "You don’t know when you are well oil’. Ihe country is being simply ruined for want ot development.”—Ala mi watu Times." "I’ersonaliy I think the teacher-, arc pitting pampered too much at the exla use o! the children." said Mr A. AY. Jciu-.s at a meeting of the School t -aatiiit tee’s Association, at Invercargill. "Tlu-v have easy hours and only ,ls Volk in the year. Once they pass their examinations they are in • lover. They should have some Sort of a curb put on them.." "Aly Opinion Is that the .sn-eulled cdtliat imial |.it lines have tight to he shown unless they are In i-F said Air A,-,| u :-i a meeting ol the School Committee-.' Association at Liver,-ar-L-;:!. "It i- fl-solalely ml fair to I ,-i:i-ei- , bildren as tilings are managed ivev,. | have molested mi th- matter till I'm Fred of it. This free educ-atioii i- 1m ;e joke wiU-ii we are lorecd to pay mi every pi ivilege." 'ihai our Xew Zealand roails are not the woi-si io he found was shown hy the 11,-v 1 b'edei'ii'k Stubbs at the ' ( Inh htnche ui. Weliiagioii. in speaking on Japan. "I have never seen sue!', roads in illy life as those in Japan m the wet M-asoii." decl in'd the speak, r, "although Japan in the autumn has perfect weather. This season is t..■ ? best time lor i ravellers to visit i v country." An insight into the takings ol a ( hi-im-e fruit shop in Xew I’lviiioiilh was giii'ii at a bankruptcy meeting i"conttv, when I,eon Ting . reading from a .hl,oi-k. kept ill Chinese, stated that !i.i ib, week ending November I'>Ll l Xovi-aibei not being a good month ;',,r retail business in Xew Hlynumih) hi- Itikings Were L't'.ii 17'. lie acl:i nx h-dgetl that his n-veii.n* had been •-ir i: .11 -ly affected since the employee. |,-ll iv-coiintryimin, had been lined lor i ■ 111 ■ 1111 11 ing an art (hat reflected on the cleanliness cf Ole,rials. "Marriage in Julian i vi-rv dill't-rcnt

inun that in our countries.'’ declared the Rev Frederick Stubbs, speaking 'l on Japan at the "A " ('lull luncheon in Wellington. "Divorce is very easy," continued the speaker, "and is ell'eeted hy visiting the registry office, where you inform the clerk that you desire. I a divorce. A'oii then wait until you have picked another sail able v. iie. and on taking her to the registry olliee the register i- merely changed in -nil the . parties." "I have even l-i-en told.’’ . eonelud I Mr Stubbs. ‘ that in Japan one ciin divorce one’s wile on tinI ground'' that -lie talks i,, . much. The New Zealand minion will he glad Dial l hey ealoioi !.•• divorced on the-e ground'!" Sir John Boss who i- principal propi icier oi the llosiyii Woollen Mill?. Inis turned hi- ninetieth year, and cun 'til! paint File - ale- mi his large farm in the Ralclotha di-trie: ('says the Uumaru ".Mail",, All the gale.- "I! >ir John'- property are oeurlv while, and can he -n-ii for miles, m that lla-io is no trouble in finding ingress or egress to any of i!a- paddocks. To paint the I gales is ;] laJJiv oi' ihe raiiiog--iia rian - proprietor wini "can he seen pul Imi :; s i-i ihe r-.nia" a-, if he were paid a high - salary for the work he do.-. I, . In worm-, lap ... hobby Ihal Fa .- e I up wh Ii s’it- John. I’m how many - tll v v.h ,t tiv y . •;!::i! a ei-ri.;iii amount if phy ica.l effort. and this- i-- - what -ruck no, Oainaiii visiia-r in Fas south. "I do not l liinl; lhe Dairy ('onirol 1 '‘" -id is g-.iitg | , i ; . the no-:,ii ~ i wi; - in- -mi Toiiley Si reef." said Mr .1. ||. I I 'amilton at a. nu-eling of Mipj-lie-s lo - I li-- Til! nr.pi Daily i-Vtnry ( ays the 1 "N*■ w I aver-, o gill , "1 do n- i j . think." he coll tin 1. "thul it would ' ! I---", !•• r... . lie heard to a, he; li-e di 1 1 ilmiion of i£!fi.()i;i)JiOO wnrili of dai \ 1 roiliu---. |; v ,ud-! he a huge i!!i-ii-; 1 a!■: itig, and one m which we would ilia a grave red;. What vcwuiil to ensure, iiowev-ar. is that- they do j:< ('l ive mole lluin a fair and reasnlir.hle amount for what lln-v are doing. Aioi-over. I believe they are perfectly wdling lo mill; hanmmioiisiy witli us. hut if they do n- d play the game, then I say that measures mn-.t he tak- n fo • u-ure that I hey do mu unduly liandii.s’P the sale of our produce." At Tim.'iru an incident m-eiirre-l which I'rriakes of tin- nature of interisi ing coim idence. The Ron. Craigio, AI.L-.C. 101 l Titnarn on his visit to (treat Lriiain hy the Diim.-diu express which arrived at Titnarn static!! at LIO p.ltl. . If is Worship the Mayor and a large? luinihor of the lead- , ing citizens assembled on the station j to wish him ‘An revoir" and "Hod j siaed." When th- train had departed it was notic'd that the town < k , k .had j stepped at Ip.m.. and it was m-t I till alter J, p.m. tiiat it was again set going. The curious pail of the eceiirreme is thal the installation of the cluck in the po-t office tower was mainly due to the ell'orls of Air Ciaigie. and lie personally presented the borough with the chiming attachment. The ineinor .title earthquake of Christmas Day last was rrsponsihle for a stoppage of the clock, hut with Hit’s exception ii never ceasc-il duty till tlie very minute of its donor’s departure. I

An intere-ting illustration of the way in which British scientists and inventor- of the mt-t had frequently to go outside their own country to obtain support was given bv Air S. 1. Crookes, in an address to member- of the Karangahape Uu-iness Aieir- As-ociatiou at Auckland. Speaking of the work of | early scientists, Mr Crookes instanced | the enormous financial loss Great Britain had sustained through letting the secret of the production of aniline dyes from the scientiiic treatment or coal, discovered hy the late Sir William Perkins, pa-s into the hands of German capitalists. For many years. Perkins had to battle against- prejudice and indifference. He 10-t every penny he had, and finally his discovery was taken tip hy German capitalists, and developed into a huge industry, so that in 7>OP, the value of German aniline dyes exported to Great Britain was i‘700.000. Tn 1972, it had risen to Cl.ffn7.Oon. and last year, although Germany was supposed to he in a parions state, the export of German dyes amounted to no less than 2j millions sterling, this enormous industry being based on preliminary discoveries made by an English chemist.